After living and serving in Haiti for decades, Father Tom Hagan has convinced four dangerous gangs in Haiti to agree to a truce.
A priest from Philadelphia seems to have done what few thought possible: slow down tensions between rival gangs in Haiti.A priest from Northeast Philadelphia seems to have done what few thought possible: slow down tensions between rival gangs in one of the most dangerous parts of Haiti.
The area is plagued by poverty and gangs. One photo provided to 6abc shows bullet holes in a school that was targeted by gang members. The school is one of several that Hagan helps support with his organization Hands Together. "I meet the top gang leaders almost every day," he said of the relationship he has with the gang leaders who often talk with him."The way I wrote it was 'We will work for peace. We will strive to forgive and allow ourselves to be forgiven,'" Hagan said of the peace pledge which was written in English and Creole.
"Father Tom," as he's affectionately known, moved to Haiti in 1997 after working as a Chaplain at UPenn and Princeton and as a priest in Philadelphia.
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